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Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren't just going to disappear
Letters

Letters: The far right needs to accept asylum seekers aren't just going to disappear

The UK has a fertility crisis – here's how we solve it
Stock image of a pregnant person's baby bump
Professor Geeta Nargund

The UK has a fertility crisis – here's how we solve it

I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever
Hugh McNeill

I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity
A woman holding a sign calling for people to 'Hear us' and 'Believe us'. Image: Simon Tang/ Women for Refugee Women
Memory

Refugees living in the UK are terrified. Please stand with us in solidarity

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies
Dr Shabna Begum

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies

Breaking my legs in a horror car crash left me toxically optimistic – here's what that means
Comedy

Breaking my legs in a horror car crash left me toxically optimistic – here's what that means

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights
One in five adults reported depression symptoms earlier this year, twice the rate recorded before the pandemic. mental health
Dr Thomas Peck

Mental Health Bill leaves 'dangerous gaps' which could threaten our human rights

Oasis are still connecting and still making history after all these years. Where were you?
Paul McNamee

Oasis are still connecting and still making history after all these years. Where were you?

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it's never been needed more
Laura Cooke

Cuts will rip the heart out of Samaritans at a time when it's never been needed more

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know
Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson MP

Racism is hardwired into our housing system – trust me, I know

The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy
Robin Ince

The Edinburgh Fringe was making me feel bleak – until I went on a hunt for joy

Letters: Immigration is good for a country
Letters

Letters: Immigration is good for a country

Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza
A group of children standing on rubble in Gaza.
Pippa Murray

Food should never be a weapon – so this is why 150 food leaders spoke out on Gaza

Welfare is not a competition – both young and old need protecting from poverty
old man sat on bench
Joanna Elson

Welfare is not a competition – both young and old need protecting from poverty

Inside the Big Issue: Think pig
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Think pig

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest
Sam Delaney

An old football sticker book turns pub night into a nostalgia fest

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The government's decision to regulate bailiff firms can't come quickly enough
Household debt
Vikki Brownridge

The government's decision to regulate bailiff firms can't come quickly enough

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here's how
Footballer Florian Wirtz in a Liverpool shirt
Minesh Parekh

A levy on Premier League player transfers could save cash-strapped councils – here's how

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail
a prisoner behind prison bars
Campbell Robb

Prisoners released into homelessness has surged 82% in two years – we're setting people up to fail

I'm the HR director of a water company. We've got to make some changes in the world
Severn Trent workers.
Neil Morrison

I'm the HR director of a water company. We've got to make some changes in the world